Werya Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Werya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1061:499,44933,339
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Werya (37) may also be a first name.

Werya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Werya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Werya is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,710,039th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Werya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Werya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 37 people.

The last name Werya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 499,449. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 99 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weryha9161/
Weryah919/
Weirya913/
Weerya911/
Wirya804,209/
Warya801,472/
Berya80293/
Weria80110/
Werja8039/
Weryo8028/
Verya8014/
Worya804/
Waeraiya771/
Waryah731,180/
Veryha73494/
Woryah7394/
Weryho7391/
Wyryha7361/
Warhya7334/
Woryea7327/
Waryha7326/
Veerya7322/
Wesryo7321/
Wereha7317/
Weiria7310/
Warrya739/
Vierya739/
Wiryah738/
Veryad737/
Wairya737/
Weriah735/
Veryaa734/
Wergia733/
Waryaa733/
Veryas732/
Behrya732/
Weriha732/
Berrya732/
Verzya731/
Weerja731/
Beerya731/
Wergea731/
Weriea731/
Hwarya731/
Wereah731/
Ouerya731/
Veryea730/
Waraiya67250/
Berryah67171/
Berojya6736/
Woraiya6712/
Beraiya679/
Weeriah676/
Veryath675/
Weheria674/
Vereyya673/
Werihay672/
Bereyya672/
Veraiya672/
Beherya671/
Waryaha671/
Beryaha671/
Warayia671/
Hueryas671/
Verayya671/
Veherya671/
Werehey671/
Berayya671/
Veeryah671/
Waruiya671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Werya
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